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Tag Archives: Seven Summits
B is for Back at It: Ama Dablam #5
After a few weeks “off”, I was back at it today doing “Up Downs” on Signal Hill with a 30 pound pack. I was wearing my birthday present to myself, an Autographer. The autographer is a wearable camera that snaps … Continue reading
In Conversation with TA
Soon after getting back from the Great Big Walk in Nepal, I sat down with Roger Bill and had a conversation. Here it is…In Conversation with TA
Pulled in All Directions: Ama Dablam #4
Here’s a look at my new tire pulling rig. Thanks to Marian for coming along and taking this picture. This week my pack weight was up by 8 pounds and I managed the two tires side by side much of … Continue reading
A is for Awesome: Ama Dablam #3 (The Spout Hike)
Happy Find your Fit Friday! I’ve had an awesome week finding my fit and today is actually a bit of a rest day after four big physical days starting off my training efforts for Ama Dablam. Yesterday was a “climb … Continue reading
Posted in Ama Dablam, Everest 3.0
Tagged 2014, awesome, climb, East Coast Trail, hike, Nature, photography, Seven Summits, Spout Path, train
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D is for Discipline: Ama Dablam #2
Thanks to Sue for this picture! Another morning, another training day. This morning was an “Up Down, Up Down” workout on Signal Hill. We headed up the North Head trail, down the back side to Cuckhold Cove, up the back … Continue reading
Out of Re-Tire-Ment: Ama Dablam #1
Tuesdays are now Tiredays or as you can see from the photo above: Tired Ays! Great morning out on the hill with Sue (another convert to the fun and joys of Tire Pulling ) and taking my new tire rig … Continue reading
What’s TA Climbing Next V? Ama Dablam: We’ve All Got a Mountain
Congrats to Phil, Rick and Tyler for their correct guesses at what I am climbing next. Ama Dablam! I first saw the peak in 2002 and several times since then culminating this past spring, when I saw Ama Dablam from … Continue reading
Posted in Ama Dablam, Everest 3.0
Tagged 2014, climb, Seven Summits, train, We All Have Our Mountain
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What’s TA Climbing Next V Clue 3?
What’s TA Climbing Next Fifth Edition! My goodness how time and climbs fly. We’ve had fun guessing the last few times before climbs, I thought I would offer up the picture clue peak guessing game again this time. Please enter … Continue reading
What’s TA Climbing Next V Clue 2?
What’s TA Climbing Next Fifth Edition! My goodness how time and climbs fly. We’ve had fun guessing the last few times before climbs, I thought I would offer up the picture clue peak guessing game again this time. Please enter … Continue reading
What’s TA Climbing Next V?
What’s TA Climbing Next Fifth Edition! My goodness how time and climbs fly. We’ve had fun guessing the last few times before climbs, I thought I would offer up the picture clue peak guessing game again this time. Please enter … Continue reading
Posted in Everest 3.0
Tagged 2014, climb, Seven Summits, train, What's TA Climbing Next?
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Fellowed
The current edition of Canadian Geographic magazine arrived today and look who I found…there are advantages to having a wardrobe in bright primary and secondary colours! This picture is from the Annual General Meeting of the Fellows of the Canadian … Continue reading
Where’s TA? Name that Summit, Name that Mountain, Name that Volcano!
I’ve had the privilege of taking the Newfoundland and Labrador provincial flag to the summit of 11 countries and 6 continents (and missed a few along the way as well). While I’m putting the spit and polish on my 2014 … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, climb, Name that Summit, Seven Summits, train, Where's TA?
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Where’s TA? Name that Summit, Name that Mountain, Name that Volcano!
I’ve had the privilege of taking the Newfoundland and Labrador provincial flag to the summit of 11 countries and 6 continents (and missed a few along the way as well). While I’m putting the spit and polish on my 2014 … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, climb, Name that Summit, Seven Summits, train, Where's TA?
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Where’s TA? Name that Summit!
I’ve had the privilege of taking the Newfoundland and Labrador provincial flag to the summit of 11 countries and 6 continents. While I’m putting the spit and polish on my 2014 plans, I thought it would be fun to play, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, climb, Name that Summit, Seven Summits, train, Where's TA?
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Blast from the Past 3: Life in the Ring of Fire…Mitts and Quarters
Third and final blast from the past in honour of my appearance on DNTO today. Here’s how today’s DNTO story unfolded in my preparations for Denali. I’d asked friends and family for challenges to complete to help with my mental … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, Blast from the Past, climb, DNTO, ring of fire, Seven Summits, train
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Blast from the Past 2: Life in the Ring of Fire…Brownie Mix
In honour of my second appearance on DNTO today telling tales from Life in the Ring oF Fire, I thought I would look back into the archive and find a few other stories to tell…this one hails from November 2004. … Continue reading
Posted in Denali, Everest 3.0
Tagged 2014, Blast from the Past, climb, DNTO, ring of fire, Seven Summits, train
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Blast from the Past: Life in the Ring of Fire…Adventures in Waxing
In honour of my second appearance on DNTO tomorrow telling tales from Life in the Ring oF Fire, I thought I would look back into the archive and find a few other stories to tell…this one hails from October 2004 … Continue reading
Posted in Denali, Everest 3.0
Tagged 2014, Blast from the Past, climb, DNTO, ring of fire, Seven Summits, train
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Dreaming in Public
I remember, after returning from my climb on Everest in 2010, doing a presentation and referring to my position as a “public dreamer” or as someone who shares her dreams in public. With the advent of social media, we are … Continue reading
Posted in Everest 3.0, Life
Tagged 2013, climb, Diana Nyad, dreaming in public, public dreamers, Seven Summits, Sheilagh O'Leary, tickle swim, train
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“Worked Capacity”
My training program currently has three kinds of work-outs: strength, endurance, and work capacity. Today was work capacity or as I now feel, “worked capacity.” The goal of a work capacity workout is to increase one’s capacity to work. I … Continue reading
Posted in Aoraki/Mount Cook, Everest 3.0, Toubkal
Tagged 2013, climb, Seven Summits, train
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Part Lawn Chair, Part Wheelbarrow
Part lawn chair, part wheelbarrow… It’s not what comes to mind when you picture an off-roading adventure. But that’s just what MUN’s using to get people out into the field. Their new Trail Rider is aimed at getting people with … Continue reading
Slackline Fusion #2: Yoga
Last week, I watered the plants from the slackline. Tonight I tried setting the table from the slack line, but that didn’t work so well. I moved on to trying yoga on the slack line…here is my rendition of Warrior … Continue reading
G is for Generalist
This is Lady Bird, my pack raft. She is one of three water-craft I own and split time between. Just like I portion off time between my backcountry touring skis, downhill skis, skate skis, and track skis. Much the way … Continue reading
Happy 5th Anniversary Wokies
As has become tradition, as many WOKies (Women of Kilmanjaro) as possible gathered together to climb Signal Hill (the site of much of our shared training) this morning. Five years and four days ago, we shared the summit of Kilimanjaro … Continue reading
Fun with Google Earth: View from Summit of Mera Peak
Google Earth is a wonderful visualization tool. The other evening, Marian and I “flew” over our entire route. Using “street view”, we could even see the view from the summit of Mera Peak. I thought I would share that image … Continue reading
You’re Invited to Follow Us on Peaks and Passes
We’re down to two sleeps to departure for Peaks and Passes: Mera Peak to Island Peak through the Amphu Labsta and I wanted to extend a hearty welcome and invitation to join us online for the expedition. Spend a little … Continue reading
Minimum Effective Dose
A gorgeous day here hinting at the coming of Spring and we spent most of it indoors fighting with “monster bags” rather than climbing Signal Hill as I originally thought we might. But at the moment of choose this morning, … Continue reading
The Weeks of Lasts: 7 Days and Counting to Peaks and Passes
And I’m not talking about shoe-making…it’s a week of “lasts” and endings and good-bye. Yesterday was my last class with HKR 4210 (what a great group of students I had this year). Today was my last Thursday hockey game. Tomorrow … Continue reading
Confidence on Ice
It hasn’t been my most favourite winter even though I usually love winter and I usually love hockey. This winter felt tough. Maybe it was tough. Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference when something is truly tough or just … Continue reading
Posted in Everest 3.0, Life, Mera & Island
Tagged 2013, climb, hockey, Seven Summits, train
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10 Days to Departure for Peaks and Passes (Mera and Island)
Marian and I had a good afternoon training on the hill yesterday-the weather was just starting to break and we started to work off our many Easter feasts. There is gear laid out in the living room and the lists … Continue reading
13 days to Departure for Peaks and Passes (Mera and Island Peaks)
As the countdown to the trip gets to lower numbers, it was time to start laying out gear and attending to the hundreds of small tasks that go into packing for a month long expedition. One of which was snow-sealing … Continue reading
22 days to Mera Peak, Island Peak and the Amphu Labtsa and counting…
It’s countdown time again…22 days until we (Marian, Tyler, Christine and I) board the plane at the Kathmandu domestic airport and fly to Lukla to begin our next expedition. It’s a spectacular and terrifying flight to land at what is … Continue reading
Posted in Everest 3.0, Mera & Island
Tagged 2013, Amphu Labsta, climb, Island, Mera, Nepal, Seven Summits, train
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Signal Hill Seven Times
A quick edit on some training footage-I was trying out the “audio” back on the Go Pro and some different angles and shots off using the ski pole mount. A lovely day to be out on the hill.
Posted in Everest 3.0, Mera & Island, Video
Tagged 2013, climb, Seven Summits, Signal Hill, St. John's, train
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Checking in on Everest 3.0
As some of you will remember, I made a list of experiences that I wanted to complete/experience before going back for a third attempt at Everest. Since that February day two years ago, I have been plugging away at that … Continue reading
Plan B Toques: Logan No More
I’d been waiting about a month for the email that arrived last night to arrive. It would confirm that a disappointment was in the cards. That an entire year of planning and scheduling and scheming and training would come to … Continue reading
Getting a Good Fit
Marian and I have new liners for our plastic mountaineering boots. They are heat mouldable ones from Intuition. We hear they are fabulous and worth the investment as they can be form fitted, are very warm, and are very comfortable. … Continue reading
Posted in Everest 3.0, Logan, Mera & Island
Tagged 2013, climb, Intuition, Koflach, liner, moulding, plastic boot, scarpa, Seven Summits, train
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What a Day on the Hill
What a day we were treated to yesterday! Five degrees and sunny to start the day. A real treat for a training load of six Signal Hills. Our first climb felt “too hot” with the glorious sun beating down. Add … Continue reading
From the classroom to a snow shelter: Students take what they learn about winter outside for the night
By Michelle Osmond Kelly, a Halifax native with not much camping experience, had a few things going against her. She’s scared of the dark, hates the cold, doesn’t like enclosed spaces (including sleeping bags), has a fear of being suffocated … Continue reading
Posted in Everest 3.0, Logan, Mera & Island
Tagged 2013, climb, MUN HKR, Seven Summits, train
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Fire up your Heart: Prayer Flags of Inspiration
My office has new decorations thanks to the Grade Four students at Holy Trinity School in Torbay. I presented the challenges and rewards of being an explorer to some of the Grade Four classes there. They listened attentively and then … Continue reading
Posted in Everest 3.0, Logan, Mera & Island
Tagged 2013, climb, Holy Trinity, school visit, Seven Summits, train
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Live Life to its Fullest, Live the Life you Love, Love the Life you Live
There is a special bond that comes with sharing a tent with on a high altitude mountain with someone. You sleep close to another. You pee in your pee bottle next to them. They smell you. You smell them. You … Continue reading
From Ferries to Pancakes
I had a grand adventure this morning heading off to Bell Island to speak at St. Michael’s Regional High School. I had to be up much earlier than usual to ensure I caught the ferry. The sunrise was spectacular and … Continue reading
Posted in Everest 3.0, Logan, Mera & Island
Tagged 2013, climb, Seven Summits, train
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